In the meantime, the Workers Institute for Organized Labour (WIFOL) has written a letter to the Labour Department about the matter. The WIFOL expressed concern in their letter of January 23rd, 2012 about the one year contract given to workers while the union also requested a copy of the contracts. The union also wrote a letter to the General Manager of SBRMC Jules James and the Human Resource Department of SBRMC requesting a copy of the contracts. WIFOL has also requested information from SBRMC as to how many of its members signed the short term contract. "The WIFOL is very concerned about the short term contract given to our members who were invited to continue working with the SBRMC." Thompson said several of the WIFOL members took up the offer by SBRMC and when they requested a copy of the contract they were denied. The union's president said that workers who respond to an opening at any company are supposed to be given a copy of the contract beforehand to review and analyze before they sign. Normally, workers are to be given a copy of their signed contract. Thompson alleged that the company's General Manager Jules James instructed the SBRMC Human Resource Department not to give the workers a copy of their contracts. Thompson said some of the workers refused to sign the contract when they were told that they could not get a copy and they reported the matter to the WIFOL. The WIFOL President said he is yet to receive a response from the Labour Department and the Resort. "We are extremely disappointed in the slow response from the labour department. A copy of the letter that was sent to the Labour Department was also sent to the Minister of Labour Cornelius De Weever, the Secretary General of the Ministry Jorien Wuite, and the mediator Derrick Holiday."
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